/
səˈpiːnə/
n.
a writ ordering a person to attend a court.
v.
(subpoenas, subpoenaing, subpoenaed or subpoena'd)
summon with a subpoena.
▸require (a document or other evidence) to be submitted to a court.
Etymology
ME: from L. sub poena ‘under penalty’ (the first words of the writ).
